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Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius

Categorie	Secundair
Boeknummer	#355220-XG34
Titel	Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius
Auteur	Belford, Barbara
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Bloomsbury
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0747550271
ISBN13	9780747550273
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, b/w illustrations (including photographs), 8vo.
Samenvatting	In this biography Barbara Belford breaks new ground in the evocation of Oscar Wilde's personal life and in our understanding of the choices he made for his art. Based on extensive study of original sources and animated throughout by historical detail, anecdote, and insight, the narrative traces Wilde's progression from his childhood in an intellectual Irish household to his maturity as a London author to the years of his European exile. More than previous accounts, Belford's biography evaluates Wilde's homosexuality as not just a private matter but one connected to the politics and culture of the 1890s. Wilde's timeless observations, which make him the most quoted playwright after Shakespeare, are seamlessly woven into the life, revealing a man of remarkable intellect, energy, and warmth... (Lees verder).
Pagina's	383
Conditie	Goed — Bottom corners cover slightly bumped; browned.
Prijs	€ 9,00

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